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spired

American  
[spahyuhrd] / spaɪərd /

adjective

  1. having a spire.


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Etymology

Origin of spired

First recorded in 1600–10; spire 1 + -ed 3

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One side is bordered by spired red sandstone peaks and juniper trees, and there’s a cluster of family homes on the other side.

From Slate Jan. 29, 2021

Where I live, every day, on the frontlines of this digital revolution, there is every reason to feel in spired.

From The Guardian Apr. 23, 2017

For years, Rabbi White occupied an office on the first floor of Georgetown’s imposing and spired Healy Hall.

From Washington Post Sep. 2, 2015

Burgos, in Castile-León, is home to a spired Gothic cathedral that is a Unesco World Heritage site.

From New York Times Jan. 11, 2013

I wandered within the spired cities and domed pumping stations of Barsoom, and along the verdant banks of the Nilosyrtis and Nepenthes canals.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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